July 19

• Namibia: Farmers Benefit From Medical Aid

  Almost 500 members of the Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) have already signed up for the Nammed Medical Aid Fund since the commercialisation of the fund in 1999. Read more »

• Namibia: FNCC Land More Franco Than Namibian

  The government has decided to donate the land on which the Franco-Namibia Cultural Centre building is located, to the centre. Read more »

• Namibia: NBIC Social Media Training in Ongwediva a Success

  Over the past two months, the Namibia Business Innovation Centre hosted a Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs) training on social networking. The training was offered for free and was... Read more »

• Namibia: Monthly Inflation Inches Higher

  The gradually rising inflation shows no sign of abating in the short to medium term according to Simonis Storm Securities. Inflation, which has edged up buy 0.1 percentage points,... Read more »

July 12

• Namibia: Meatco Board Members Nominees Announced

  Meatco this week sent out the nominations, from its members and employees, of persons to serve on the Meatco Board of Directors to the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry,... Read more »

• Namibia: "Zero Cash Deposit Fees" Bank Windhoek

  Bank Windhoek has announced the implementation of zero cash handling fee benefits for its savings and investment account clients, in line with the Bank of Namibia's standards for... Read more »

• Namibia: Course On Transboundry Water Management Set for Next Week

  Hydro diplomacy and human resources capacity are key factors in realising water supply security. Hence, NamWater and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry are hosting a... Read more »

• Namibia: Cop11 Good for Tourism Industry

  Namibia stands to benefit immensely from hosting the 11th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP11) slated to take place from... Read more »

• Namibia: Bank Windhoek Capital Goes to Basel III

  After a successful Initial Public Offering last month, Bank Windhoek has said it will use part of the proceeds of the listing to strengthen its mandatory capital requirements ahead... Read more »

• Namibia: Rugby All the Way At FNB Classic Clashes

  David Bezuidenhout and Jan Mohr as well as Windhoek Technical High School and Walvis High School met on the rugby fields in Windhoek last weekend as part of the FNB Classic Clashes... Read more »

• Namibia: Local School Uniform Manufacturers Welcome GRN Decision

  Cabinet's decision to phase out the import of public school and nurses uniforms over the next two years will help local clothing manufacturers get their produces on the market and... Read more »

• Namibia: Regional Council Wants City to Recall "Illegal" Budget

  The increase in utility rates is one of the underlying reasons why the Khomas Regional Council argues the City of Windhoek approved a budget outside its authority. The Khomas... Read more »

• Namibia: Using Invader Bush As a Source of Fuel

  Namibia's invader bush is a potential fuel source for power plants as wood from invader bush can fuel the boilers of conventional power stations.Alternatively, biomass power plants... Read more »

• Namibia: Dell Services Launches Prosupport

  Dell Computers this week announced the availability of ProSupport in Namibia, a support service that offers access to Dell's global technical support team. "Our commitment is that... Read more »

• Namibia: More Big Brother Fever

  Now we all know that when a show is made too many times it losses its relevance and becomes boring. After having watched the first three seasons of Big Brother Africa I got fed up... Read more »

• Namibia: Shifeta Not Satisfied With Customer Service

  Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, Hon Pohamba Shifeta has lambasted customer services offered in Namibia. He singled out the tourism sector, saying that the country lacks... Read more »

• Namibia: Gold Opens NSX Alternative Investment Board

  The Namibian Stock Exchange has launched the Alternative Investment Board (AIX) in another effort to develop and deepen the local capital market. Read more »

July 05

• Namibia: NBL's Largest Roof-Mounted Solar Power Plant in Africa

  Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) in conjunction with O&L Energy has announced the official approval of a 1 MW on-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) facility that will be the largest... Read more »

• Namibia: Zimmermann Sales Executive Powers to Glory, Again

  De Klerk won the award of Top Sales Executive at the 2012 Volkswagen Grand Prix Awards ceremony that was held in Johannesburg South Africa recently beating many other hopefuls from... Read more »

• Namibia: Chicken Protection Measures Now in Place

  The Namibian Poultry Industries has received a major lifeline after successfully lobbying Government to invoke the Import Export Control Act of 1994 to protect the company's... Read more »

• Namibia: Xmas in July

  Christmas in July' will be hosted by !IKhoba for the second time this year, with the intention of making it an annual event. The !IKhoba Textiles Farm Project (!IKhoba) blossomed... Read more »

• Namibia: Exclusive Jaguar XF and XKR At Auto Show

  Fully assembled in the United Kingdom, starting from N$500,000 for the XF 2.2D all the way to N$1,075,000 for the XFR, and the unique metallic red Jaguar XKR from N$1,380,000,... Read more »

• Namibia: Businesswoman 2013 Launched

  The prestigious Namibian Businesswoman of the Year award is looking for a new torch bearer. Earlier this week, the Economist Businesswomen Club announced the beginning of the... Read more »

• Namibia: Deadline Hits for Taxi Lamps

  Monday, 01 July was the deadline given to all taxi operators in the country to display the mandatory taxi lamp on their vehicles. However, many taxi drivers had still not purchased... Read more »

• Namibia: Big Changes for NAMAs

  Following a huge backlash from fans and artists alike after the shambolic awards this year, MTC has announced changes to the Namibian Annual Music Awards. Read more »